Abstract: A system with OLTs having a meshed interconnection.

Abstract: A method and apparatus for detecting disablement of a data backup process disclosed. The system inserts and periodically updates authenticatable sentinel data objects in the primary system. After the backup occurs, the backup data with the sentinel data objects are read and the sentinel data objects are detected and authenticated. If any of the sentinel data objects are not detected or cannot be authenticated, the system informs an administrator that the data backup has failed at least in part.

Abstract: A system supporting the daisy chaining of remote optical line terminals.

Abstract: A system with OLTs having a meshed interconnection.

Abstract: Systems and methods for providing timing information from a R-MACHPHY device to a video core while the R-MACPHY device receives video data from the video core while operating in asynchronous mode. In some embodiments, the R-MACPHY device may alternately and selectively configure its mode of operation to alternate between synchronous mode and asynchronous mode, and provide the timing information to the video core when it switches to asynchronous mode.

Abstract: The customer premises equipment apparatus includes a communication component, a determining component and a filtering component. The communication component pulls a first chunk of headend guide data from a headend guide data provider using HTTP streaming. The first chunk of headend guide data contains a plurality of frames, some of which may be filler frames. The determining component determines whether at least one of the frames within the first chunk of headend guide data includes filler frames. The filtering component removes the frames that correspond to filler frames.

Abstract: A method of partitioning a video coding block for JVET, comprising representing a JVET coding tree unit as a root node in a quadtree plus binary tree (QTBT) structure that can have a quadtree branching from the root node and binary trees branching from each of the quadtree's leaf nodes using asymmetric binary partitioning to split a coding unit represented by a quadtree leaf node into two child nodes of unequal size, representing the two child nodes as leaf nodes in a binary tree branching from the quadtree leaf node and coding the child nodes represented by leaf nodes of the binary tree with JVET, wherein weighted angular coding unit prediction is employed and wherein post-coding unit prediction filtering can be avoided or unbiased to increase coding times.

Abstract: A server device for use with a cable modem, a router, a user, a client device, and a CMTS, the cable modem and the router being able to be configured in a LAG configuration, the client device and/or the cable modem being configured to provide a notification to the user to configure the cable modem and the router into the LAG configuration, the CMTS being configured to provide a first and second service flow to the cable modem, the server device comprising: a memory; and a processor configured to execute instructions stored on the memory to cause the server device to: monitor the second set of data packets; and automatically transmit a LAG notification to the client device and/or the cable modem when the second set of data packets meets a predetermined threshold, the notification notifying the user to configure the cable modem and the router into the LAG configuration.

Abstract: A system and a method are provided for a client device for use with a Wi-Fi network device, a first external server, and a second external server. The client device includes a memory having a non-critical portion configured to store non-critical data and a keychain storage portion configured to store encrypted data and a processor configured to execute instructions stored on the memory to cause the client device to: wirelessly associate with the Wi-Fi network device; store Wi-Fi network device data associated with configuring the Wi-Fi network device in the first external server; migrate the Wi-Fi network device data from the first external server to the second external server via the client device; and store migration status information in the keychain storage portion of the memory.

Abstract: A system and a method are provided to configure a home network controller device to establish a first wireless network for use by a first client device; establish a second wireless network for use by a second client device; establish a number of tokens for use on the first wireless network and the second wireless network over a first predetermined number of cycles of usage; and decrease the number of tokens for use on the first wireless network and the second wireless network over a second predetermined number of cycles of usage when a number of unused tokens over the first predetermined number of cycles of usage is greater than a threshold, so as to establish a second number of tokens for use on the first wireless network and the second wireless network over the second predetermined number of cycles of usage.

Abstract: A home network controller (HNC) device includes a memory and a processor configured to execute instructions stored on the memory to cause the HNC device to: instruct an APD to communicate with a client device over a first channel; receive a client information signal from the APD, wherein the client information signal relates to the client device and includes client disassociation data and client identification data; instruct the APD to communicate with the client device over a second channel; and transmit a channel information signal to the client device via the external network, wherein the channel information signal includes channel identification data identifying the second channel. The client disassociation data indicates that the client device has disassociated from the APD. The client identification data enables the processor to transmit the channel information signal to the client device via the external network.

Abstract: An example method includes receiving a connection request from a pending computing device to connect via one of multiple RF communication bands of a wireless network. The method further includes, in response to receiving the connection request from the pending computing device, determining whether a multiple RF communication band utilization threshold is exceeded by the connection request from the pending computing device. The method further includes in response to determining that the multiple RF communication band communication utilization threshold is not exceeded, establishing connection with the pending computing device via one of the multiple RF communication bands of the wireless network to enable communication of the pending computing device over the wireless network.

Abstract: A method is provided for obfuscating program code to prevent unauthorized users from accessing video. The method includes receiving an original program code that provides functionality. The original program code is transformed into obfuscated program code defining a randomized branch encoded version of the original program code. The obfuscated program code is then stored, and a processor receiving input video data flow uses the obfuscated program code to generate an output data flow.

Abstract: A system for signaling extension functions used in decoding a sequence including a plurality of pictures, each picture processed at least in part according to a picture parameter set is disclosed. An extension presence signaling flag is read and used to determine whether flags signaling the performance of extension functions are to be read. The flags are only read if indicated by the extension presence signaling flag.

Abstract: A system for resource targeted scheduling for a PON network.

Abstract: A method is provided for encoding a digital video to improve perceptual quality. The method includes receiving a digital video at a video encoder, providing a perceptual quantizer function defined by P ? Q ? ( L ) = ( c 1 + c 2 ? L m 1 1 + c 3 ? L m 1 ) m 2 , wherein L is a luminance value, c1, c2, c3, and m1 are parameters with fixed values, and m2 is a parameter with a variable value, adapting the perceptual quantizer function by adjusting the value of the m2 parameter based on different luminance value ranges found within a coding level of the digital video, encoding the digital video into a bitstream using, in part, the perceptual quantizer function, transmitting the bitstream to a decoder, and transmitting the value of the m2 parameter to the decoder for each luminance value range in the coding level.

Abstract: A controller for steering a client device between content streaming apparatuses in a wireless local area network (WLAN). The controller is configured to determine whether a client device should be steered to a content streaming apparatus based on at least one sample measurement related to the client device and/or the content streaming apparatus. The steering logic calculations may use predetermined thresholds.

Abstract: Systems and methods for relaying upstream signals received from a plurality of subscribers to a remote head end. Some preferred embodiments include upstream transmitters in one or more Optical Network Units that may be dynamically and individually controlled to determine whether the upstream transmission is in burst mode or continuous mode.

Abstract: A system and method for transcoding data. The system includes an adaptive transcoder that transcodes data to produce transcoded data having a first data rate, and transmits the transcoded data to a client device. The adaptive transcoder receives a quality signal. The adaptive transcoder transcodes the data at a second data rate in response to the adaptive transcoder determining that the quality signal indicates that the first data rate is deficient based on at least one of processing capabilities of the client device and network connection capabilities between the adaptive transcoder and the client device.

Abstract: A system for queuing flows to channels.